Chenereilles, Loire

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Chenereilles
Commune
Château de Chenereilles
Château de Chenereilles
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Chenereilles is located in France
Chenereilles
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Chenereilles is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Coordinates: 45°29′06″N 4°04′47″E / 45.485°N 4.0797°E / 45.485; 4.0797
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonMontbrison
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roland Bost[1]
Area
1
8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
560
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42060 /42560
Elevation428–749 m (1,404–2,457 ft)
(avg. 675 m or 2,215 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chenereilles (French pronunciation: [ʃənəʁɛj]; Occitan: Chanarelhas) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It lies within the historical region of Forez and is part of the Loire Forez Agglomération.[3]

Geography

The commune is located in the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Montbrison. According to INSEE, Chenereilles belongs to the functional urban area (aire d’attraction) of Saint-Étienne.[4] Elevation ranges from 428 to 749 metres above sea level, for an area of 8.97 km².[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 260—    
1975 209−3.07%
1982 247+2.42%
1990 264+0.84%
1999 312+1.87%
2007 444+4.51%
2012 499+2.36%
2017 523+0.94%
2023 560+1.15%
Source: INSEE[6]

Administration

The commune is administered by a municipal council headed by the mayor. For the 2020–2026 term the mayor is Roland Bost.[7]

Sights

  • Château de Chenereilles – a medieval castle with later additions; the keep and inner courtyard façades are protected as a monument historique (classified 21 February 1983), with the remainder of the château listed the same day. It is recorded in the Ministry of Culture’s Mérimée database (ref. PA00117465).[8]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (data.gouv.fr). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. "Chenereilles". Loire Forez Agglomération (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. "Commune de Chenereilles (42060)" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chenereilles, EHESS (in French).
  6. "Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023 – Chenereilles (42060)" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  7. See Répertoire national des élus listing for Chenereilles: "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (data.gouv.fr). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2025..
  8. "Château – notice Mérimée PA00117465" (in French). Ministère de la Culture (POP). Retrieved 11 November 2025.